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Big Ideas (Audio)
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Big Ideas (Audio) episodes
- J Ralston Saul, Naomi Klein and others, on leadershipJohn Ralston Saul, Margaret MacMillan, Naomi Klein and Adam Gopnik reflect on what constitutes a good leader and why some leaders thrive while others fail.52 min
- Thomas King on stories and the Native Canadian experienceThe author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like?51 min
- Noam Chomsky on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11.1 hr 1 min
- Elizabeth Abbott on her book A History of Mistresses.Author Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses.37 min
- Elaine Dewar on her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.35 min
- Margaret MacMillan on her book Paris 1919The author of Paris 1919, Margaret MacMillan, delivers her 2003 lecture Making Peace is Harder than Making War.50 min
- Niall Ferguson on his book EmpireHarvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the Middle East.49 min
- Maynard Olson on The Genome and Your Future (Part 2)Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Future.28 min
- Francis S. Collins on The Genome and Your Future (Part 1)The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future.29 min
- Steven Pinker on his book The Blank SlateHarvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate.1 hr
About Big Ideas (Audio)
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Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive…
approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concept is a victory of substance over style. Big Ideas airs Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.